Maine Moose Hunt..finally got picked...Help!!
#1
Spike
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Maine Moose Hunt..finally got picked...Help!!
I finally caught the moose lottery for district 27. It took years and i am so excited. I do need help! First if anyone is familiar with district 27, i would appreciate some advise on which logging trails to hunt?
also, I have never hunted by drive and shoot method. Rut will be over when i hunt Oct.10-16 and calling will be worthless. Anyone have any tips on how to hunt moose in Maine?
I hunt moose every other year in Quebec but we stand hunt.
I need some help with the hunting techniques used in Maine..
Thanks
also, I have never hunted by drive and shoot method. Rut will be over when i hunt Oct.10-16 and calling will be worthless. Anyone have any tips on how to hunt moose in Maine?
I hunt moose every other year in Quebec but we stand hunt.
I need some help with the hunting techniques used in Maine..
Thanks
#3
Rut will be over when i hunt Oct.10-16 and calling will be worthless. Anyone have any tips on how to hunt moose in Maine?
Find an old cutting around 2 to 3 years old and do some calling. Keep an eye out for movement as they can be quiet and most likely will not answer a call during this time of hunting. It will be difficult to find some decent cuttings in your area. You may want to be checking out around Edmunds and Marion Townships. Those areas will most likely have the better cuttings. Good Luck to you.
Last edited by Phil from Maine; 07-23-2010 at 11:09 PM.
#4
I've got them to respond to bull grunts in NH and VT in the October seasons. I have a coffe can but find I can do it with my mouth just as well. Cow calls too. Mainly though just find the clearcuts they're feeding in and watch them at dawn and dusk.
#5
I would think they'd still be rutting plenty. Moose in Alaska are still rutting during that time and our rut is much earlier than yours. Get a copy of the DVD "Love, Thunder, and Bull 2" and one of the fiberglass Bull Magnet moose calls. You'll be able to make bull and cow calls in no time.
#6
I have a coffe can but find I can do it with my mouth just as well. Cow calls too. Mainly though just find the clearcuts they're feeding in and watch them at dawn and dusk.
#8
I finally caught the moose lottery for district 27. It took years and i am so excited. I do need help! First if anyone is familiar with district 27, i would appreciate some advise on which logging trails to hunt?
also, I have never hunted by drive and shoot method. Rut will be over when i hunt Oct.10-16 and calling will be worthless. Anyone have any tips on how to hunt moose in Maine?
I hunt moose every other year in Quebec but we stand hunt.
I need some help with the hunting techniques used in Maine..
Thanks
also, I have never hunted by drive and shoot method. Rut will be over when i hunt Oct.10-16 and calling will be worthless. Anyone have any tips on how to hunt moose in Maine?
I hunt moose every other year in Quebec but we stand hunt.
I need some help with the hunting techniques used in Maine..
Thanks
What outfit do you hunt with in Quebec? I need some leads for a good Quebec moose hunt.
#9
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 75
Joe, congratulations on getting drawn!
Not real familiar with District 27 myself, but I'll poke around and see if some local know-how might be willing to help out.
Will you have a chance to do some preseason scouting? Are you doing this yourselves or considering a guided hunt?
I was looking through some old threads about moose hunting and came across this that you started back in 2005. Some darn good info here.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/big-...oose-hunt.html
Liked this idea about using a decoy :
quote :
" And somethig I just started to piddle with is a cow decoy. Montana Decoy makes one that folds up into my pack, and with a little practice sets up and takes down in no-time ,and it looks great. Only tried it a few times last year, but got good response from it,,,,,unfortunatally it was from really small bulls. Didn't have a chance to use it on anything big to see how they would react, but I know it is going to work like a charm. Not too many people doing this yet that I have talked to, but a black sheet hung over a couple of downed trees works too. Had a friend take a nice bull doing this a couple of years ago."
The black sheet idea's got me thinking.
- Jay
Not real familiar with District 27 myself, but I'll poke around and see if some local know-how might be willing to help out.
Will you have a chance to do some preseason scouting? Are you doing this yourselves or considering a guided hunt?
I was looking through some old threads about moose hunting and came across this that you started back in 2005. Some darn good info here.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/big-...oose-hunt.html
Liked this idea about using a decoy :
quote :
" And somethig I just started to piddle with is a cow decoy. Montana Decoy makes one that folds up into my pack, and with a little practice sets up and takes down in no-time ,and it looks great. Only tried it a few times last year, but got good response from it,,,,,unfortunatally it was from really small bulls. Didn't have a chance to use it on anything big to see how they would react, but I know it is going to work like a charm. Not too many people doing this yet that I have talked to, but a black sheet hung over a couple of downed trees works too. Had a friend take a nice bull doing this a couple of years ago."
The black sheet idea's got me thinking.
- Jay
Last edited by hurricane1; 07-25-2010 at 07:29 AM.
#10
Spike
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Yes , I am excited and fortunate to be able to hunt this years Maine Moose Hunt. Thanks all for the support. Any tips on Hunting methods used in Maine, specific areas in zone 27 where i should hunt, anything you may want to add to help me will be appreciated. I have sent away for a logging road map. How do you go about finding out when the mills cut the trees and where? We will go down a few days before the season to scout. I am stoked!!